Four Cornered Circle - Softcover

Cleary Jon

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0732285461 ISBN 13: 9780732285463

Publisher: Harper Collins, 2007

Synopsis

Louise and Marie are twin sisters. They've always been close, but now Marie is on the brink of huge success as a children's author. Attending the launch party for the bo0ok, Louise can't help feeling a stab of what? Not jealousy, more irritation at her own situation.

About this title

About the Author:

Cleary is a award-winning author.

From Booklist:

In his latest, the prolific Cleary (he’s published 50-odd novels since the mid-1940s) relies on his ability to craft abundantly human characters to tell a story of love and betrayal. The four corners of the circle are Marie, a writer of children’s books whose latest looks to be a smash hit; Marie’s ambitious but unscrupulous husband, Leif; Louise, Marie’s twin sister; and Joe, Louise’s ex-husband. The intertwining relationships among the characters are complex and intriguing: Leif, for example, has a habit of straying from the marital bed, and Louise’s jealousy over what she perceives as Marie’s happy marriage may be sending her back into her ex’s arms. But this is no soap opera. The story always feels like it’s building toward something dark, and, when the dark thing finally happens, we wonder if any of these characters will emerge unscathed. Cleary writes family-based character drama as well as Avery Corman, and suspense as well as most genre stalwarts. This novel is a winning combination of both. --David Pitt

About this edition

• Publisher: Harper Collins
• Publication date: 2007
• ISBN 10: 0732285461
• ISBN 13: 9780732285463
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 250